Strong cast in Spalding panto

Aladdin at Springfields Events Centre in Spalding will be a big production.

Producer Paul Hammond says they are going to need to put in a bigger stage to accommodate the professional dancers and chorus, the cast plus teams of local children.

It promises to be a spectacular show, boasting lavish scenery and costumes as well as a strong principal cast.

The Genie of the Ring is being played by Kia Pegg, popular from her role as Jody Jackson in the CBBC television series The Dumping Ground.

Kia (16), BAFTA-nominated for her role as Jody, will be joined on stage by Spalding-based actor Jordan Russell as Wishee Washee. Jordan is well known to families who supported the Baytree family shows – Paul says children would queue up to meet him.